Living in Yonge-Eglinton

The area is home to a variety of small retail stores, restaurants, cafés and bakeries, several big box stores and a large indoor mall with a movie theatre complex, and dozens of shops and restaurants that get especially active at lunchtime when the office towers empty and high school kids get out.

A dynamic retail core with quiet side streets, highly reputable schools and the nearby North Toronto Memorial Community Centre (which offers tennis, soccer, swimming, squash courts, a track, and a dog-friendly park), Yonge and Eglinton is a sought-after neighbourhood that will remain a vibrant and successful focal point of Toronto for years to come.

People in Yonge-Eglinton

While the young crowd is still here, Yonge and Eglinton is especially popular with families raising school-age children.

Real estate in Yonge-Eglinton

There are many low and high-rise apartment buildings in the area. In the north end, housing stock includes bungalows, as well as semi-detached and detached homes, built mostly between 1910 and 1940. The southernmost neighbourhood, known as Chaplin Estates, is a bit more upscale with larger lots and grander detached homes.

Must-visit in Yonge-Eglinton

• La Carnita: serving creative tacos and craft beer in an edgy space with graffiti-style murals